Press Releases

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Israeli Navy Releases Boats Confiscated from Gaza Fishermen without Equipment and Large Motors; Fishermen Refuse to take Boats (report; .pdf)

2011-08-04

On 1 August 2011, after extensive correspondence, Adalah received a written response from the Israeli military prosecutor for the Israeli navy informing it that dozens of fishermen from Gaza would...

One year later in Al-Araqib: Rebuilding, Destruction, and Resilience

2011-07-27

(Beer el-Sabe, Israel) Nearly one year after the first demolition of the unrecognized village of Al-Araqib in the Naqab (Negev), Arab Bedouin residents of the village along with activists from...

MK Ahmad Tibi Petitions Israeli Supreme Court against the Knesset's Decision to Disqualify Bill Prohibiting Nakba Denial

2011-07-21

(Haifa, Israel) Today, 21 July 2011, Adalah petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al), against the Speaker of the Knesset, MK Reuven Rivlin, for prohibiting...

Adalah, Yesh Din, and Breaking the Silence to sue FM Avigdor Lieberman for libel after calling us 'terror groups and terror supporters'. His comments constitute mendacious, wild, and thuggish incitement (Hebrew Letter)

2011-07-18

Israeli human rights groups: The anti-boycott law harms freedom of expression and targets nonviolent political opposition to the Occupation

2011-07-12

A new Israeli law passed today prohibits boycott of businesses, universities, and social and cultural institutions based in Israel and the illegal settlements, and imposes heavy financial sanctions...

Supreme Court Hears Adalah's Petition Challenging Discrimination against Arab Farmers in Production and Marketing of Eggs

2011-07-04

(Haifa, Israel) On 29 June 2011, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition submitted by Adalah on behalf of Arab farmers in which it demanded the Arab village of Aramshe in Israel...

Adalah: Proposed Bill Allowing for One-Year Ban on Meetings between Prisoners and their Attorneys is Unconstitutional

2011-06-28

On 26 June 2011, Adalah sent a letter to Member of Knesset (MK) Amnon Cohen, Chairman of the Knesset's Interior Committee, demanding that a bill to amend the Prisons Ordinance that would increase...

Israel Must Immediately End Use of Solitary Confinement of Prisoners

2011-06-26

Today, 26 June 2011, to mark the International Day Against Torture, Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights have released a new position paper calling for an...

To Mark International Day Against Torture, Human Rights Organizations Host Event to Launch New Book - Threat: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israel

2011-06-26

On 21 June 2011, to mark the International Day Against Torture, Adalah and several human rights organization partners hosted an event to launch a new edited volume entitled Threat: Palestinian...

Exclusion of Arab Citizens of Israel from Civil Service Jobs, Municipalities in the Mixed Cities and in the Private Sector

2011-06-26

(Haifa, Israel) In June 2011, Adalah sent three legal letters to demand an end to the exclusion of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel from the labor market solely on the basis of their national...

Adalah Demands Installation of Cooling Devices in Gilboa and Shata Prisons due to Intense Summer Heat

2011-06-26

On 26 June 2011, Adalah sent a letter to the Israel Prison Service (IPS) demanding that it prepare for the hot, summer weather by immediately improving conditions and installing air cooling devices...

Israeli Supreme Court Rules to Turn Big Mosque in Beer el-Sabe into an "Islamic Museum"

2011-06-24

(Beer el-Sabe, Israel) On 22 June 2011, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a 40-page ruling on a petition filed by Adalah in August 2002 in which it demanded that the Big Mosque in the Old City of...

Adalah: Investigate Police Assault on Nakba Day Demonstrators in Israel

2011-06-20

On 15 June 2011, Adalah submitted a detailed complaint to the Ministry of Justice's Police Investigation Unit ("Mahash") to demand the opening of a criminal investigation against Mr. Kobi Bachar,...

Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Order against Admissions Committee Law

2011-06-20

(Haifa, Israel). Today, Monday 20 June 2011, the Supreme Court of Israel held the first hearing on two petitions submitted by Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) against...

Following Adalah's Urgent Intervention, Ramleh Municipality Reconnects Arab School in the Town to the Internet after it was Cut Off in Response to School Principal's Email Objecting to School Budget Cuts

2011-06-16

Following an urgent letter by Adalah, on 16 June 2011 the Municipality of Ramleh (Ramla) reconnected the Arab Al-Omariyah Elementary School to the internet after it had been cut off for several...

Adalah Asks Water Board to Implement Supreme Court Decision and Immediately Connect Three Unrecognized Arab Bedouin Villages in the Naqab to the Water Network

2011-06-15

On 13 June 2011, Adalah sent a letter to Mr. Daniel Lavi, Head of the Israeli Water Board to demand that three unrecognized Arab Bedouin villages of Umm el-Hieran, Gatamat and Tel Arad in the Naqab...

Adalah Demands Criminal Investigation into Mayor of Natseret Illit for Racial Incitement against Arab Citizens of Israel

2011-06-14

On 12 June 2011, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Israeli Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, to demand a criminal investigation into the Mayor of Natseret Illit, Shimon Gapso, following racist...

Haifa District Court Dismisses Adalah's Petition Demanding Cancellation of "National Park and Existing Forest Har Shokif" Master Plan that Threatens the Development of Daliyat al-Carmel

2011-06-08

The Haifa District Court has dismissed a petition filed by Adalah on behalf of 24 individuals from the village of Daliyat al-Carmel that demands the cancellation of a master plan for a "National...

Israeli Supreme Court: Arab Bedouin in the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev have the Right to "Minimal Access to Water"

2011-06-06

(Haifa, Israel) Yesterday, 5 June 2011, the Israeli Supreme Court delivered a decision on an appeal filed by Adalah five years ago, in 2006, on behalf Arab Bedouin citizens of Israel living in six...

To Commemorate the 63rd Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba: Adalah and Baladna Hold Public Event "Nomads Against their Will: The Nakba Goes On"

2011-05-23

(Haifa, Israel) On 18 May 2011, Adalah and Baladna held a public event at the Al-Meidan Theater in Haifa on the Nakba of the Arab Bedouin in the Naqab (Negev). The speakers discussed the problems...